Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill!
There was a lot to discuss when it came to Meursault, but something (or rather someone) that was quite overlooked in my opinion was Marie. I felt as though her reaction to Meursault, both initially and after the murder, was a bit odd, and it contradicted those around him. I interpreted Marie as the opposite of the rest of the characters in the book, who in my mind represented normalcy amongst Meursault's unique perception of life. With this polarization between the rest of the characters and Marie, I found it interesting to think about her interpretation of love and relationships, and why she stayed by Meursault’s side. The main talking point of Meursault seemed to be his reaction to his mother’s death and funeral over him killing a man. Of course, it was an effective way to judge his character, but to focus primarily on that was misguided. The question at one point wa...